UK Baby Names

Unless it was your grandmother's maiden name, and you're using it in the middle place, we don't think so. Could be confused with Hazelden, a leading rehab facility.

Surname choice that could be used to honor the playwright Lanford Wilson.

Blakesley is the name of a village in England, also sometimes found as a surname along with Blakely and Blakeley, turned into a first name for their daughter by reality stars Trista and Ryan Sutter. Blakesley joins other -ley ending names -- Hadley, Finley -- as one of the most popular forms of unisex names with a girlish spin.

The surname of the influential early Scottish inventor of logarithms could make an inspiring middle name choice for a mathematically inclined family.

Here too lies the danger of entitlement.

Other occupational names would be more commonly accepted, though the Mad Men character has certainly brought it to the fore.

Lively, friendly surname that might appeal to basketball fans.

Wrecker is a new entry to the newly trendy group of badass baby names -- names mostly for boys that sound wild (or Wilder) and summon the kind of kid that races around (Racer), breaking things (Breaker), and yeah, why not, being a Wrecker while he's at it. Actor Cam Gigandet introduced this one, with a more phonetic spelling, when he named his son Rekker.

Has a fresh occupational name feel, combined with old-fashioned Currier & Ives charm.

Fresh choice in the vein of Carly and Harley.

Sounds like a Hobbit.

Long-used surname name that's up for promotion to greater popularity.

Charming Dickensian route to Nick.

Gwyladyss is an Old Welsh variation of the New Welsh Gladys, pronounced like the more familiar form, but modern English speakers can be forgiven for not knowing that. Gladys would be a difficult enough name for a 21st century child; with this spelling, it would be impossible.

Set apart from other once-male-only surnames because of its peaceful element. This is one of the newest and trendiest names that mean peace.

Forever the hapless cartoon husband of Blondie.